1978 in Austria
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Events from 1978 in Austria.
Incumbents
Governors
- Burgenland: Theodor Kery
- Carinthia: Leopold Wagner[3]
- Lower Austria: Andreas Maurer
- Salzburg: Wilfried Haslauer Sr.[4]
- Styria: Friedrich Niederl
- Tyrol: Eduard Wallnöfer[5]
- Upper Austria: Josef Ratzenböck[6]
- Vienna: Leopold Gratz
- Vorarlberg: Herbert Keßler[7]
Events
- 8 May – Peter Habeler of Austria, along with Reinhold Messner (Italy), makes the first ascent of Mount Everest, without supplemental oxygen.[8]
Births
- 28 February – Benjamin Raich, Austrian skier[9]
- 27 June – Petra Frey, singer[10]
Deaths
- 14 January – Kurt Gödel, Austrian-born logician, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1906)[11]
- 27 January – Oscar Homolka, Austrian actor (b. 1898)[12]
- 30 November – Otto Kallir, Austrian-American art historian, author, publisher, and gallerist (b. 1894)[13]
References
- ^ Saxon, Wolfgang (31 March 2000). "Rudolf Kirchschlager, 85, Judge Who Became Austria's President". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
- ^ "Bruno Kreisky | chancellor of Austria | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Leopold Wagner 1927-2008". Der Standard. September 27–28, 2008.
- ^ Gerhard Hartmann. "LH a.D. Mag. Dr. Wilfried Haslauer sen". ÖCV Biolex (in German). Retrieved 30 March 2026.
- ^ "State of Tyrol" (in German). State of Tyrol. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Josef Ratzenböck, Dr" (in German). Upper Austrian State Government. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Kessler, Herbert". Austria Forum. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ^ "Men and the mountains". The Calgary Herald. 2008-11-13. Archived from the original on 2010-02-13. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- ^ 1978 in Austria at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- ^ "Petra Frey". esceurovision.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ Kurt Gödel; S. Feferman (1986). Kurt Gödel: Collected Works: Volume I: Publications 1929-1936. OUP USA. p. 15.
- ^ "Oscar Homolka Austrian actor". Encyclopedia Britannica.
- ^ Alessandra Comini (1980). "A Tribute to Dr Otto Kallir". Gustav Klimt--Egon Schiele: In Commemoration of the Achievements of Dr. Otto Kallir. Galerie St. Etienne : Crown.